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The War I Went To
$30.00 AUD
Author: R.R. VialBinding: PaperbackPublished: by the author, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis wartime memoir presents R. R. Vial’s firsthand account of...
Blood & Laughter: Caricatures From The 1905 Revolution
$50.00 AUD
Author: David King & Cathy PorterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical analysis, Blood & Laughter: Caricatures...
Australian Historical Studies: Nº 123 April 2004
$15.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: -, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis academic journal issue, Australian Historical Studies: Nº 123 April 2004, presents a...
Paris Babylon
'Nothing but a brothel and a gambling hell' roared Thomas Carlyle at the thought of Paris, a city known in the nineteenth century as 'the new Babylon', and notorious for...
At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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In At Home, Bill Bryson applies the same irrepressible curiosity, irresistible wit, stylish prose and masterful storytelling that made A Short History of Nearly Everything one of the most lauded...
My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives
"Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an eminent Dean of American journalism, a vital voice whose work chronicled the civil rights movement and so much of what has transpired since then. My People...
Badass: The Birth of a Legend: Spine-Crushing Tales of the Most
Ben Thompson-author of Badass , creator of the epic website badassoftheweek.com, and the Internet's foremost expert on badassitude-is back to enthrall lovers of skull-smashing, bone-crushing bad behavior with his latest...
The Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience
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Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ featuring Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion and more She couldn't have been more than seven...
The Dictionary Of Terrible Ideas: The very funny new book from one of
A compendium of crapulous concepts from absinthe to zorbing From the tiniest nanoparticle to the vast span of the Large Hadron Collider, humans have invented many remarkable things. But not...
Warrior Cults: A History of Magical, Mystical and Murderous
Increasing violence of radical fundamentalist groups makes this history of magical, mystical, and murderous organizations a timely and intriguing source of reference. Discover ancient and medieval warrior cults and secret...
House Of Rain: Tracking a Vanished Civilisation Across the American
The greatest 'unsolved mystery' of the American Southwest relates to the Anasazi, the native peoples who in the 11th century converged on Chaco Canyon (now New Mexico) and built a...
The Colditz Story
Colditz was the last step for prisoners of war in World War II. An impregnable fortress, it was to Colditz that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in...
A Year in Tibet
'A Year in Tibet' follows the author as she lives for eighteen months in a remote village in Tibet. Sun Shuyun, a Chinese writer and historian, takes the reader to...
1965: The Year Modern Britain Was Born
Author: Christopher Bray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The defining year in a decade of change, 1965 witnessed a social, political, artistic and technological landslide that shaped modern Britain....
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Author: Dee Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 First published in 1970, this classic changed the way the history of the American West was perceived. Told from a Native...
The Ode Less Travelled
Author: Stephen Fry Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 358 Stephen Fry believes that if one can speak and read English, one can write poetry. In The Ode Less Travelled, he...
Witches: James I & the English Witch Hunts
Author: Tracey Borman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of EnglandÕs great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body...
Dragon Throne: China's Emperors from the Qin to the Manchu
Author: Jonathan Fenby Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 340 The were the most powerful rulers on earth. The mighty Qin Shi Huangdu (r. 221 - 210 BC), who began the...
Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Author: Madeleine Pelling Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look An aristocrat carves...
The Last Disco: The story of the Stardust tragedy
Author: Sean Murray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'A riveting and important read, forensically documenting the state's failings while also relating the traumatic human fallout for a whole community...
Homelands: The History of a Friendship
Author: Chitra Ramaswamy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 THE SALTIRE'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN'S BEST MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY OF 2022 'Remarkable' - The Times 'Achingly beautiful'...
50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work: The Essential Guide to the Best Business Thinking
Author: Jonathan Besser Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 The world of work is full of ideas. Some are useful, shaping what we do and the way we do it...
In Patagonia; The Viceroy Of Ouidah; The Songlines
$25.00 AUD
Author: Bruce ChatwinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Quality Paperback Book Club, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine has minor sun-fading and minor peels to corners.Bruce Chatwin's collected works, In...
Histories of Nations: How Their Identities Were Forged
How do writers and citizens in the different countries of the world view their own past? What key events and influences shaped those perspectives? And how accurate are the views...
Prince Rupert: Portrait of a Soldier
This is a romantic and colourful story of Prince Rupert of the Rhine, an extraordinary military commander. General Kitson discusses Rupert's boyhood study of fortifications, the early campaigns, his military...
Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War
From the Wall Street Journal 's award-winning international investigations team comes a spellbinding account of a spy war between the U.S. and Russia that transformed into a ruthless game of...
The Ruling Elite: a Study in Imperialism, Genocide and Emancipation
Lincoln's war, the North's attack on the South, took the life of 622,000 citizens and altered the government's structure. Marx and Engels watched the war from afar and applauded his...
SBS
The men of the SBS are the maritime equivalent of their counterparts in the SAS; they are the elite of the British Special Forces and also the most secretive. Although...
Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation
We commonly think of marriage as a private matter between two people, a personal expression of love and commitment. In this pioneering history, Nancy F. Cott demonstrates that marriage is...
Nefarious: A life in crime - my life with Joey Pyle, the Krays and
A Daily Mail Book of the Week Prolific armed robber. Close ally of Joey Pyle. Friend and fellow inmate of the Kray twins. Last man to stand trial with a...
The Great Divide
'A gorgeous, sweeping epic' ANN NAPOLITANO 'A master of prose' WASHINGTON POST ' One of my favourite writers' ROXANE GAY 'Spectacular' JOANNE SEFTON 'I didn't want it to end' SARA...
The Queer Bible
'We stand on the shoulders of giants. Now we learn their names.' A powerful, joyous, stunningly illustrated collection of essays by queer icons about the LGBTQ+ trailblazers throughout history who...
Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2025 SHORTLISTED FOR THE NONFICTION CROWN AWARD 'Gripping ... remarkably wide-ranging' THE TIMES This is an immersive and revelatory history of the survivors of...
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the Leaders Who Shaped Him
A TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 'A highly imaginative and thought-provoking way of exploring the personality of a man who, like him or loathe him, left an indelible mark...
The End Is Always Near: Humanity vs the Apocalypse, from the Bronze
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And...
The Bacchus Story: A History Of Captain W. H. Bacchus, Of Bacchus Marsh, And His Son (SIGNED)
$35.00 AUD
Author: Betty OsbornBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn and creased spine. This compelling historical...
18Th And 19Th Century Architecture Books And Serials In South Australia: A Bibliography And Research Guide
$20.00 AUD
Author: Donald Leslie Johnson And Maureen S. FallonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Adelaide, Libraries Board of South Australia, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive...
Riddell's Village: Reminiscences Of Earlier Riddells Creek
$25.00 AUD
Author: Robyn GossBinding: PaperbackPublished: Saintcrespin Publishing, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the formative years of a distinct Australian...
Across The Alps To Omeo: Being The Tourist Guide, Circa 1903 Accompanied By Advertisements Of That Period
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Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Max Bridges N.D., Toongabbie, 1111Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical travel guide, Across The Alps To Omeo: Being...
The Early History Of Bacchus Marsh Schools
$15.00 AUD
Author: Walter StewartBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bacchus Marsh & District Historical Society, 1983Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minimal underlining in grey...
Mildura Calling (SIGNED)
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Author: Alice LapthorneBinding: PaperbackPublished: The Sunnyland Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis regional memoir chronicles life along the Murray River, presenting...
Historic Places Special Investigation South-Western Victoria Descriptive Report January 1996
$40.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Land Conservation Council, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. 2 large maps in back pocket included. This comprehensive report,...
Bairnsdale's Home & Hospital
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Author: Ann AndrewBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Prominent creasing on front cover. Ann Andrew's Bairnsdale's Home & Hospital...
The Reserve Bank Of Australia Collection
$25.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: PaperbackPublished: Reserve Bank of Australia, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageUnknown
Healesville Mechanics' Institute And Free Library 1992-1992: In Celebration Of The Centenary Of The Original Institute And 100 Years Of Library Service To The Healesville Community
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Author: Pamela E FirthBinding: PaperbackPublished: -, 1992Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor nick/tear on back cover. This historical account commemorates a...
Dædalus: Journal Of The American Academy Of Arts And Sciences: Australia: Terra Incognita?
$30.00 AUD
Author: Various AuthorsBinding: PaperbackPublished: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Yellowed cover,...
Power & Imagination: City-States In Renaissance Italy
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Author: Lauro MartinesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical analysis, Power & Imagination: City-States In...
Recovering Sarepta, A Phoenician City
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Author: James B. PritchardBinding: PaperbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis scholarly work chronicles the meticulous archaeological efforts undertaken...